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US4565006A
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Template for use in garment manufacture
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-11-23
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Granted: 1986-01-21
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Expires: 2004-11-23
Abstract
Abstract A template for marking out a pattern for the manufacture of garments. The template is a flat plate with a series of apertures having contours conforming in shape to a desired pattern and a series of scales marked on some of the contours representing different sizes.
Inventors
- 👤 Anastasia Vouyouka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:01
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41H; A41H3/00; A41H3/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A template for marking a pattern for the manufacture of a garment to fit any individual having any particular range of size measurements, said template comprising a flat plate, a series of apertures formed in said flat plate, at least some of said apertures having contours conforming in shape to a desired pattern, said template further comprising scales marked on at least some of said apertures, said scales representing different sizes, said scales including at least one scale for use in connection with the difference between a chest width and a bust width of a person which said garment is intended to fit, said scale being for use in marking shoulder and waist darts on said pattern and being so calibrated in relation to said difference between said chest width and said bust width that said darts result in said pattern being an accurate fit in three dimensions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A template for marking a pattern for the manufacture of a garment to fit any individual having any particular range of size measurements, said template comprising a flat plate, a series of apertures formed in said flat plate, at least some of said apertures having contours conforming in shape to a desired pattern, said template further comprising scales marked on at least some of said apertures, said scales representing different sizes, said scales including at least one scale for use in connection with the difference between a chest width and a bust width of a person which said garment is intended to fit, said scale being for use in marking shoulder and waist darts on said pattern and being so calibrated in relation to said difference between said chest width and said bust width that said darts result in said pattern being an accurate fit in three dimensions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A template according to claim 1, wherein said apertures are marked with scales for forming a front section of said garment on one side of said plate and said apertures are marked with said scales on the other side of said plate for a rear section of said garment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A template according to claim 1 including an aperture for marking a curve corresponding to a neckline on said garment.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A template according to claim 1 including an aperture for marking curves corresponding to a shoulder and an armhole on said garment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A template according to claim 1 including an aperture for marking curves corresponding to crotch curves for a trouser pattern.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
A template according to claim 1 including at least one scale for use in connection with a chest width of a person, which person said garment is intended to fit, said scale being for use in making neckline, shoulder, armhole and/or sleeve points on said pattern.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A template according to claim 1, including at least one scale for use in connection with a waist width and a hip width of a person, which person said garment is intended to fit, said scale being for use in marking waist and hip dimensions on said pattern.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
61 words
A template according to claim 1, including at least one scale for use in connection with the difference between a waist width and a hip width of a person, which person said garment is intended to fit, said scale being for use in marking dart lines for a skirt or trousers which match precisely corresponding waist dart lines on a bodice.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
A template according to claim 1, including at least one scale for use in connection with a hip width of a person, which, person said garment is intended to fit, said scale being for use in marking trouser points on said pattern.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A template according to claim 1, including at least one scale for marking a sleeve pattern.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
A template according to claim 1, including indication marks at certain of said apertures at positions correlating lines of said pattern which have already been drawn with further lines of said pattern yet to be drawn.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
A template according to claim 1, including straight line scales on its outer periphery.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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